Bloodoff re-assigned to Gwinnett from AHL Portland

Forward Evan Bloodoff has been re-assigned to the Gwinnett Gladiators from the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League.

Bloodoff was called up to Portland on January 7th. He did not register a point in seven games while with the Pirates. He began the season in the AHL and skated in one game with Portland before he was assigned to Gwinnett on October 22nd.

Bloodoff has earned 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) in 33 games with Gwinnett. The Nelson, BC native has notched five multiple point games with the Gladiators this season. He also holds the Gladiators high for most consecutive games with a point this season as he notched a point in seven straight games from October 28th to November 10th.

The Gwinnett forward played in 48 games with the Portland Pirates in the 2011-12 season and collected eight points (six goals, two assists). Before his time with the Pirates, he skated in five seasons with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League from 2006-2010.

Bloodoff was selected in the 2009 NHL Draft in the 6th round with the 157th overall pick by the Phoenix Coyotes.

The Gladiators are the ECHL Affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League and are members of the ECHL, the Premier "AA" Hockey League and play all home games at the 11,355-seat Arena at Gwinnett Center, located just off I-85 on Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth.